Tax rebates raise more questions

County revenue may fall short this year

11:53 PM,
Apr. 2, 2013

Written by

Sam Stockard
The Daily News Journal

The burden of tax rebates keeps piling up on local governments, with Rutherford County facing a potential $1.6 million in additional payouts for each of the past three years, according to information from the property assessor's office.

Murfreesboro could have to pay $455,000 more, Smyrna $102,000 more and La Vergne some $160,000, all for 2011, '12 and '13, based on information Property Assessor Rob Mitchell presented this week.

Municipal and county governments rely on assessments to plan their budgets, Mitchell said, noting, "Those numbers have been heavily inflated since 2010, and ...